10 Ways Humans Would Look If We Had Evolved Differently

10 Ways Humans Would Look If We Had Evolved Differently

3 The Humanoid Plant

This is a crazy but thought-provoking question: What if humans had evolved from plants?Although it sounds far-fetched, there are at least two factors that lead us to think about the possibility of such a scenario. First, plants can communicate with each other using a system that resembles a primitive form of an animal’s nervous system. This is because plants and animals come from a common ancestor. Second, the most basic definition for “plant” is a living organism that produces its own food by combining nutrients and sunlight in a process called photosynthesis.If we could feed ourselves by photosynthesis, we would be, in essence, “human plants.” But what would we look like? Well, the most remarkable point is that our bodies would be covered by microscopic organs called chloroplasts. These organs are responsible for photosynthesis in plants and are green in color.[8]As a result, a “plant-man” would have green skin. However, the process of photosynthesis would not give us enough energy to survive, so our bodies would probably have branches and leaves to capture more sunlight.Meanwhile, our skin would have to be much more porous to exchange carbon dioxide like plants do. It also happens that the human brain consumes a large part of the body’s energy. So, if human plants want to keep their intelligence, they would have to stand still under the sunlight for as long as possible. In the end, the life of the humanoid plant would be incredibly boring.